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BILL BLOG Monday February 3, 2025 Monday morning and warm weather has returned with temperatures. 74 and sunny in Nashville today!  THE WEEKEND Friday morning early I took my friend Brent Burns to the Big D and Bubba nationally syndicated radio show where he made and appearance and sang a couple of funny songs including “Trailer Park Sexy”. That was appropriate as Brent is going to be the Grand Marshall soon at the Mardis Gras Parade in Gulf Shores where he lives and that will be the theme of his float and entourage.     In fact, Brent will be dressed as Cousin Eddie from Christmas vacation. I can only imagine.     Check out Brent’s performances HERE in this video from Big D & Bubba.   It was great seeing my old producer and program director Jonathan Shaffer from when I did the morning show at WSM Radio. He’s now the Big D & Bubba producer and is doing so well. Not a surprise to me.   THE STUDIO Brent and I were in Marv T...

BILL BLOG Friday January 31, 2025   Friday morning and it’s the last day of January already. Rain in Nashville…adding to the rain we had yesterday with a high of 66 today.   YESTERDAY I took my friend Brent Burns to the nationally syndicated “Big D & Bubba” show here in Nashville where he sat in and sang a couple of funny tunes. One of those being “ Trailer Park Sexy ” that the two of us wrote. It gave Brent a chance to mention that he will be the Grand Marshall of the Mardis Gras Parade this year in Gulf Shores where lives. The theme of his float is “Trailer Park Sexy” so my friend will be dressed like “ Cousin Eddie ” of the Chevy Chase “Christmas Vacation Movie”.   There goes the Gulf Shores neighborhood. He’ll have a bunch of Parrot Head women walking alongside his float with HUGE curlers in their hair…etc. Should be memorable.   For me it was great to see my friend Jonathan Shaffer who is now producing the “Big D & Bub...

BILL BLOG Thursday January 30, 2025   Thursday morning at the Whyte House. A 55 degree high on tap today in Nashville with a little rain.   YESTERDAY My friend Brent Burns is at the house getting ready to hit the recording studio again and we spent part of the day celebrating his debut at the Bluebird Café on Tuesday evening which was memorable…and a bucket list item for my friend. The evening could not have gone better.   But most of yesterday we were going over new songs that we’ve written together that Brent is about ready to record starting later today. Some funny songs, some beach songs per usual for him. Our mutual friend Dave Frances came over in the evening and charted out all the songs for the musicians. Dave is the session leader. Plays bass, guitar and a few other instruments and these days he travels with the great Don McClean and gets to play bass on iconic songs of Don’s like “Vincent” and “Bye Bye American Pie.” We couldn’t ...

BILL BLOG Wednesday January 29, 2025   Wednesday morning be here and it’s going to be spring like with sunshine and a high of 62. No complaints here.   LAST NIGHT What a special night last night at the Bluebird Café. My friend Brent Burns was in the songwriter round with me and my “Hits & Grins” musical partners Victoria Venier & Steve Dean and it was Brent’s very first time to play at the Bluebird.   Both his son and daughter made the trip…the son from Gulf Shores and the daughter from Texas and Brent had several of his fans in the house as well. And as they say, “he done good”. It made me really happy to be a part of making this happen for my friend.   And hour and a half flies by when you get the chance to play at the Bluebird and boy did it ever.   And my friends Linda Davis and Lang Scott came out as well and got up and sang a Lady A song that the three of us sing in our “Evening in the Round” shows “ I ...